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+1  Q: 

IIS6 with IE8 not loading ASP.NET MVC site properly

This is odd, and I hope I explain it correctly.

When I debug locally with VS2008, IE8 looks like FF and Chrome (minus the obvious). It works well, and I'm happy.

When I use IE8 with our IIS6 box (Win2003) or Cassini, buttons aren't aligned, javascript errors occur, and some other CSS anomolies occur: Table cells missing colored borders, div elements having different dimensions by 2-3pixels.

If anyone has come across this, please let me know - It's completely baffling me

+1  A: 

Could it be an old CSS file that is cached on the client?

Shiraz Bhaiji  2010-09-17 12:05:47
I was really hoping that was it, but I cleared the cache repeatedly - same issue.
Dan  2010-09-17 12:25:17
Are you using IE8 from 2 different machines, if yes check if they are the same patch level, possibly other config differences
Shiraz Bhaiji  2010-09-17 12:34:51
Same machine :-/. Keep them coming, I appreciate the help immensely!
Dan  2010-09-17 13:25:05
+4  A: 

IE8 runs in different modes depending on if it's visiting a site running on localhost vs another server. It's weird, I know. I've run across this issue before as well. Use the developer tools (F12) and check which mode (Quirks, IE7 Standard, IE8 Standard, IE8 Compatibility) the browser is running in.

JungleFreak  2010-09-17 13:29:54
Seriously? Holy stupid (I know of no good reason for it, however). So, can I guarantee my users will not see the incorrect version (quirks) when they visit the site?
Dan  2010-09-17 14:14:40
I believe it has to do with the doctype declaration at the top of the HTML file. If it is not there, or it references an invalid DTD, then the browser goes into quirksmode.
JungleFreak  2010-09-17 14:23:56
Alrighty then, fixing that immediately :P. Thanks JungleFreak!
Dan  2010-09-17 15:16:44
Absolutely not a problem. Good luck!
JungleFreak  2010-09-17 15:35:59

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